For Earth Day this year, I decided to create some earth fraction puzzles. I wanted them to be fun and easy to manipulate for both of my kiddos. But, also be something each of them could get something out of using. Even with their wide age gap. And, these fit the bill! How We […]
Continue reading
Spring I Spy Coloring Pages
We love coloring at our house. Of course, it’s fun, but it also gives my kids (and me;) a break from our regular work. And, gives us something relaxing and fun to do together. It’s a chance to slow down and just talk to each other. I love the conversations I have with my kiddos […]
Continue reading
Spring Vocabulary Word Cards
This week I set up a quick writing center with my new spring vocabulary word cards. We’ve already been adding spring themed learning into our homeschool. We’ve been storytelling with our butterfly finger puppets and doing math with our butterfly counting jar. But, I knew I needed to add some spring vocabulary ideas because my […]
Continue reading
Free Butterfly Counting Jar Activity
We’re getting really excited about springtime over here! Last week we made some butterfly finger puppets. And, this week I made a butterfly counting jar activity that is perfect for spring! We’ve been discovering all the ways we can use it in our homeschool. And, ways you can use it with your kiddos too because […]
Continue reading
Butterfly Finger Puppets
We’ve been playing with butterfly finger puppets this week as we look forward to spring! They are a quick and easy way to provide opportunities for imaginative play and storytelling. And, my daughter has been having so much fun making up spring butterfly stories:) Butterfly Finger Puppets I made two types of puppets for my […]
Continue reading
Shamrock Syllables Activity Pack
My daughter is learning to read this year. So, we’ve been focusing in on things like phonics, rhyming, and having fun with syllables. And, I put together a fun (and free!) shamrock syllables pack just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Shamrock Syllables Learning to count syllables is a pre-reading skill that children […]
Continue reading
Printable Mardi Gras Mask Craft
Get crafty during Mardi Gras this year with a printable Mardi Gras mask craft! Since we’re roadschoolers, I love when our learning happens around geography. And, specifically the cultures and traditions in those places we’re exploring. So, for Mardi Gras this year I wanted to incorporate some hands-on crafting around a New Orleans tradition. Printable […]
Continue reading
Sensory Color Investigations with Rainbow Water Beads
So, I know it’s not quite Spring yet. But, we’re not letting that stop us from some Spring science with sensory color investigations. Exploring how light bends and mixes with rainbow water beads is a fascinating science activity perfect for this time of year. And, most importantly, it’s so much fun;) Rainbow Water Beads […]
Continue reading
Letter of the Week – Letter Z
I can’t believe it’s here, but we’ve made it to the end of our Letter of the Week Series! Z is for zoo and zebra this week as we learn all about letter Z! This post contains a letter Z book list, animals that start with Z, and some letter Z play ideas. As well […]
Continue reading
Letter of the Week – Letter Y
Y is for yellow, yawn, and yo-yo this week as we continue our Letter of the Week Series with Letter Y! Each week for 26 weeks I created a new printable activity pack all about the focus letter of the week. The corresponding posts include book lists, a list of animals that start with the letter […]
Continue reading